In Georgia, conservatives seek to have voters removed from rolls without official challenges

Conservative activists in Georgia and other states are using a new software tool as part of a broader effort to scrub voters from the rolls. As part of this initiative, they’re asking election administrators to use their data to purge voter registrations, which means names could be removed in a less public process than a formal voter challenge. The new strategy could mean electors won’t be summoned in advance to defend their voting rights and the identities of those seeking to purge voters might not be routinely public. The Associated Press found more than 18,000 Georgia voters have been challenged in 2023 and 2024, although counties rejected most challenges.